Toward an aspiration-level theory of open innovation

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 289-306

  Alexy, Oliver ^a   Bascavusoglu Moreau, Elif ^b   Salter, Ammon J ^c  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^b INSEAD   (United Arab Emirates)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ECONOMIC THEORY; HUMAN CAPITAL; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84988327903     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtw003     Document Type: Article

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